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Boniface IX
(Encyclopedia) Boniface IX, c.1345–1404, pope (1389–1404), a Neapolitan named Pietro Tomacelli; successor of Urban VI. The Avignon antipopes Clement VII and Benedict XIII were his contemporaries…Tyrrhenian Sea
(Encyclopedia) Tyrrhenian SeaTyrrhenian Seatĭrēˈnēən [key], Ital. Tirreno, part of the Mediterranean Sea, c.475 mi (760 km) long and from 60 to 300 mi (97–483 km) wide, between the Ligurian Sea, the…Torre Annunziata
(Encyclopedia) Torre AnnunziataTorre Annunziatatôrˈrā än-n&oomacr;ntsyäˈtä [key], city (1991 pop. 52,875), Campania, S Italy, on the Bay of Naples and at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. It is a port,…Magna Graecia
(Encyclopedia) Magna GraeciaMagna Graeciamăgˈnə grēˈshə [key] [Lat.,=great Greece], Greek colonies of S Italy. The Greek overseas expansion of the 8th cent. b.c. founded a number of towns that became…Palma, Jacopo
(Encyclopedia) Palma, JacopoPalma, Jacopoyäˈkōpō pälˈmä [key], c.1480–1528, Venetian painter, called Palma Vecchio. He formed his style under the influence of Giovanni Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione…Martini, Simone
(Encyclopedia) Martini, SimoneMartini, Simonesēmôˈnā [key]Martini, Simone märtēˈnē [key], or Simone di MartinoSimone di Martinodē märtēˈnō [key], c.1283–1344, major Sienese painter. His art is…Rudinì, Antonio Starrabba, marchese di
(Encyclopedia) Rudinì, Antonio Starrabba or Starabba, marchese diRudinì, Antonio Starrabba or Starabba, marchese diäntôˈnyō stäräbˈbä märkāˈzā dē r&oomacr;dēnēˈ [key], 1839–1908, Italian…Silius Italicus
(Encyclopedia) Silius ItalicusSilius Italicussĭˈlē&oobreve;sˈ ĭtăˈlĭk&oobreve;s [key], a.d. 25–a.d. 101, Latin poet. An orator and state functionary, Silius was made consul in a.d. 68 and…Puteoli
(Encyclopedia) PuteoliPuteolipy&oomacr;tēˈəlī [key], ancient city of Campania, S Italy, 8 mi (13 km) W of Naples. Founded c.520 b.c. by Samian Greeks from Cumae, it came under Roman control by…Preti, Mattia
(Encyclopedia) Preti, MattiaPreti, Mattiamät-tēˈä prĕˈtē [key], 1613–99, Italian baroque painter, called Il Calabrese for his birthplace. Preti went to Rome c.1630 and studied with Lanfranco. His…Trending
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